WEY VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
We are primarily an administrative body overseeing the activities of 13 churches including 2 LEPs and 1 shared church which provide worship opportunities, youth/luncheon clubs, pastoral care/support for local charities. Church premises are used by the community and third-party organisations e.g. uniformed organisations, playgroups, NCT, dance schools etc.
Objects
The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £383,529, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/08/2017)
Trustees
- Adriaan Berrevoets
- Alan Steele
- Allison Jackson
- Andrea Jean Campion-Smith
- Andrew Seehusen
- Carol June Smith
- Carole Steele
- Cecilia Ford
- DUNCAN ERIC VEITCH CURTIS
- David Lander
- David Maxwell Paterson
- Eileen McCallum MacDonald BA Dip Ed
- Frederick William Rowe
- Jean Normington
- John David Bailey
- John Nelson
- Julie Anne Rowling
- Julie Anne Wallis
- LYNDA SHORE
- Linda Louise Weedon
- Linda Macbeth
- Linda Margaret Todd
- Louise Pauline Steele
- Margaret Joan Faulkner
- Margaret Louise Ireland
- Michael Laurence Lee
- Naomi Patricia Belli
- Pamela Ann Bailey
- Patricia Martin Seehusen
- Peter Francis
- REV John Allan Taylor
- Rev Adam Payne
- Rev Barrie Wesley Tabraham
- Rev Claire Olivia Hargreaves
- Rev George Kwesi Quarm
- Rev Paul Stuart GLASS
- Rev Peter Lawrence Hills
- Rev Samantha Elizabeth Funnell
- Rev Shaun Leslie Sanders
- Robert Grenville Lewis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £456k | £415k |
| 31/08/2024 | £464k | £424k |
| 31/08/2023 | £426k | £380k |
| 31/08/2022 | £394k | £481k |
| 31/08/2021 | £394k | £452k |
Common questions
Is WEY VALLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £383,529, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Begbies Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors.